Escape of the Zebra from the Zoo during an Air Raid

Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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A group of four panels depicting the escape of a zebra from a zoo during an air raid. In the top right-hand corner is a bombed zoo enclosure with a rearing zebra amongst the rubble. The dark town skyline is in the background silhouetted against the brightly lit sky. In the bottom right-hand corner, a raging fire in the zoo grounds is depicted; the zebra flees in the background. In the top left-hand corner, is a deserted street in the darkness with the escaped zebra; the animal is being chased by three firemen. In the bottom left-hand corner, the zebra is cornered by the firemen in a courtyard by an air raid shelter.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Escape of the Zebra from the Zoo during an Air Raid

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 22 x W 34.6 cm

Accession number

1947.425

Acquisition method

gift from HM Government, War Artists Advisory Committee, 1947

Work type

Painting

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